Brussel, 9 July 2025

ECSWE secures operating grant for 2025

With 80% pre-financing received, the 2025 EU operating grant enables ECSWE to actively engage members, explore green and regenerative education, and continue its curriculum development efforts.

A solid foundation for an ambitious year

On 24 April, ECSWE received the pre-financ­ing for its 2025 EU oper­at­ing grant under the Eras­mus+ Civ­il Soci­ety Coop­er­a­tion pro­gramme. The €140.000 grant sup­ports the deliv­ery of our annu­al work plan, rein­forces our ser­vices for 28 mem­ber asso­ci­a­tions, and ben­e­fits over 190.000 pupils in more than 800 schools across Europe. It ensures con­ti­nu­ity in our core activ­i­ties and strength­ens our role in sup­port­ing edu­ca­tion­al transformation.

Focusing on sustainability in schools

This year, ECSWE is plac­ing a strong focus on cli­mate and sus­tain­abil­i­ty. We are cre­at­ing space for peer exchange on green edu­ca­tion and sup­port­ing inter­est­ed schools in pilot­ing cli­mate assess­ments based on the CO2 Zero method­ol­o­gy. The online event Our Green Sto­ries tak­ing place on 10 Octo­ber 2025 will bring togeth­er stu­dents and teach­ers to share expe­ri­ences and inspire change across school communities.

Stronger connection to members

Our 2025 work plan deep­ens our engage­ment with mem­bers. A new round of calls with each of our mem­ber asso­ci­a­tion rep­re­sen­ta­tives are pro­vid­ing fresh insights and long-term pat­terns of nation­al lev­el pri­or­i­ties and chal­lenges of Stein­er Wal­dorf schools in Europe The grant is also sup­port­ing the con­tin­u­ous dis­sem­i­na­tion of the HERMMES approach to dig­i­tal media edu­ca­tion and the work on the meso-lev­el of the core cur­ricu­lum for Stein­er Wal­dorf schools. Based on these efforts, we can pro­vide resources to sup­port our mem­bers in their work with schools and policymakers.

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